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We are not aloneHong Kong (XNA) Sep 20, 2012 Space exploration has become a national priority for China - and a Hong Kong scientist appointed to an international body searching for alien life says he is confident many of us will live to see the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life. It was at the opening of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Beijing that it dawned upon Professor Sun Kwok, the University of Hong Kong's dean of science, just how seriously China takes the quest for space exploration. To the surpr ... read more |
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  China launches another 2 navigation system satellites China successfully launched another two satellites into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 3:10 a.m. Beijing time on Wednesday. They were the 14th and 15th s ... more | .. |
  China cyberattacks hit Japan in island row: police At least 19 Japanese websites, including those of a government ministry, courts and a hospital, have come under cyberattack, apparently from China, police said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  China's Bo Xilai 'implicated in criminal act' Fallen top politician Bo Xilai knew his wife was suspected of murdering a British businessman, Chinese state media implicitly alleged Wednesday, linking him to a criminal act for the first time. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Philippines says coup plotter in secret China talks The Philippines said Wednesday a politician who was once jailed for coup plotting had been in secret talks with China over a territorial row, as the tactic appeared to backfire amid bitter infighting. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protests ease off in China Anti-Japan protests in China over a bitter territorial row died down on Wednesday as authorities apparently sought to ease tensions on the ground, although political leaders maintained their rhetoric. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan's top China officials resign Two top Taiwanese officials in charge of China affairs on Wednesday announced their resignations ahead of an anticipated government reshuffle. ... more | .. |
 US tilt to Asia not aimed against China: Panetta US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sought to reassure Beijing on Wednesday over Washington's strategic tilt to the Pacific, telling a military audience it was not an attempt to curb Chinese power. ... more |
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Iran Guards unveil underground naval base
Israel intercepts missiles fired from Yemen
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  Israel's now one of top arms exporters Israel has become one of the world's leading arms exporters with deals worth $12.9 billion from 2004-11, mostly with developing countries, the United States' Congressional Research Service says. ... more | .. |
 China's military academy launches website China's College of Defense Studies has opened a multilingual website. ... more | .. |
 Handbags, hate and Mao at China anti-Japan protest Giggling together, arm-in-arm as they clutched designer handbags and iPhones, the teenage girls' faces contorted with anger as they screamed in unison "Japan leave Diaoyu, China fight, fight, fight!" ... more | .. |
 China ex-police chief does not contest charges China put the ex-police chief who set off the Communist party's biggest scandal in years on "public" trial Tuesday, and the court said he did not contest charges including defection and bribery. ... more |
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 Despite concerns, most in US back China ties Despite the tough talk on China in the US election, most Americans support a strong relationship with the Asian power and do not view its rise as a major concern, a survey said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Anti-Japan protests as Chinese boats in disputed area Tens of thousands of anti-Japan demonstrators rallied across China over disputed islands on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Tokyo said 11 Chinese government vessels had entered the area. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar's Suu Kyi reassures China about US ties Opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi sought Tuesday to reassure China that Myanmar's warming relations with the United States were not at its expense and signaled she was open to an end to US sanctions. ... more | .. |
  Major powers recognize Mongolia as nuclear weapons free Mongolia, jammed between nuclear arms giants Russia and China, on Monday secured a unique pledge from the major powers not to breach its self-declared nuclear weapons-free zone. ... more |
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Companies slam delay on deep-sea mining rules
Slew of satellite projects aims to head off future wildfires
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 Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary Thousands of anti-Japan protesters rallied across China over a territorial row on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Japanese firms including car giant Toyota shut or scaled back production. ... more | .. |
 Japanese activists land on disputed island Two Japanese activists landed on an island at the centre of a bitter dispute with China on Tuesday, the government in Tokyo said, as fresh anti-Japanese protests rocked Chinese cities. ... more | .. |
  China's Synutra in $130 mn French milk factory deal Chinese infant formula producer Synutra will make its first foray abroad with a 100 million euro tie-up with Sodiaal to build a dried milk plant, the French dairy company said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  US zoo gets quick peek of newborn panda Staff at the National Zoo said Tuesday they have stolen a few brief video peeks of its baby panda, in which the newborn healthily squeals and squirms in response to its mother. ... more |
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  Chinese, US ships conduct joint anti-piracy drill Chinese and US naval vessels have conducted their first joint anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden, officials said Tuesday, citing the drill as a sign of improving security ties. ... more | .. |
  China solar dumping a topic for EU talks? The European Union's anti-dumping investigation into Chinese solar panels is likely to be included on the agenda during a two-day, China-EU meeting this week. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan boosts airport amid China tourism boom Taiwan, which is seeing a boom in tourism from China, will spend Tw$463 billion ($15.4 billion) on a new terminal and other facilities at its main airport, the government said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong cracks down on parallel Chinese traders Hong Kong has launched a crackdown on the thousands of mainland Chinese who travel across the border every day to buy products to resell at a profit in China, officials said. ... more |
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 China's Wen to meet EU amid debt crisis, trade row Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets Europe's leaders Thursday as the world's second-biggest economy falters in the eurozone debt crisis downdraft and the two sides face a long list of trade disputes. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Get tough with China Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is right: The United States must get tough with China to restore growth and good-paying jobs. ... more | .. |
  China to invest $3.5 bn in Zimbabwe power plant: report A Chinese firm is planning to set up a $3.5 billion thermal power station to generate about 1,200 megawatts of electricity in energy-starved Zimbabwe, state media reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Australia cuts mining forecasts on China drop Australia's resources agency slashed its mining export forecasts Tuesday as China's slowdown hits commodity prices, with earnings set to fall for the first time since the financial crisis. ... more |
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 Deals and ordeals for Chinese tech giant Huawei Chinese telecom giant Huawei is perplexed at its treatment in the West, with the United States fearful it is a Trojan horse for cyber warfare even as Europe eagerly courts its business. ... more | .. |
  Japan auto giants scale back China production Japan's big three automakers shuttered some or all of their factory operations in China on Tuesday amid escalating anti-Japan protests centred on a bitter territorial dispute between the Asian giants. ... more | .. |
  Property price rises ease in Chinese cities Rises in new home prices moderated broadly in Chinese cities last month, official data showed Tuesday, after authorities vowed to keep a tight grip over the once red-hot sector. ... more | .. |
  China's manned spacecraft in final preparations for mid-June launch China's Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft is in final preparations for its launch in mid-June, paving the way for China's first manned space docking mission, as well as the country's first space mission ... more |
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